Nice vests: The pair dug in to help out a good cause with Key 103 and Hamleys

All smiles: The Cash for Kids Christmas Mission is to help the 150,000 Manchetser children in poverty

The City stars, who netted a goal a piece in their 3-2 victory over Bayern Munich earlier this month, donned high-vis vests in a warehouse and packed some toys into bags for the children.

Kolarov, who also struck a belter in City’s Capital One Cup win over Leicester on Tuesday night, was also featured on the club website’s daily Advent Calendar video series on Thursday.

Showing how lethal his left foot is in training, when the Serbia defender blasted a Christmas cracker into the back of the net at the Etihad Stadium during some shooting practice

The worrying thing for the goalkeeper warming up with Kolarov was that it wasn’t even his turn to shoot. The former Lazio man took it upon himself to lash home the rebound of one of his team-mates.

A statement on Key 103’s website about the Christmas Mission, in partnership with Hamleys, reads: ‘We want to raise £1million worth of toys. Please just buy one extra present this year – a gift that will make Christmas 2013 for a child living in poverty. We’re looking for new and unwrapped gifts suitable for babies, toddlers, children and teenagers aged 0 to 18 years, and you can donate at one of our drop-off points listed below.